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Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Stephen Baker

Camden Police Department · 2 records · 2022, 2023

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Suspended 5 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant
Sustained charge(s)
Absence from Duty
Other sanction
Monetary fine or loss of pay
Separated while IA pending
No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

On July 26, 2023, Sergeant Stephen Baker was absent without leave, arriving for his scheduled tour of duty and leaving without first obtaining authorization from a superior officer to use time off. The conduct also violated a suspension held in abeyance that remained in effect for a previous absence without leave. The Camden PD charged Baker with absence from duty and obedience to laws and regulations, and he received a 7-day fine and a 5-day suspension without pay held in abeyance.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On July 26, 2023, Sergeant Baker was absent without leave. He arrived for his scheduled tour of duty and left without first requesting and receiving authorization from a superior officer to utilize time off to leave early. Furthermore, he was in violation of a suspension held in abeyance still in effect for previously being absent without leave. Sergeant Baker was charged with administrative violations of Absence from Duty and Obedience to Laws and Regulations (Holiday/Vacation Leave Policy). Sergeant Baker received a 7 day fine and a 5 day suspension without pay held in abeyance.

Major discipline · 2022[2]

Suspended 10 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant
Sustained charge(s)
Absence from Duty
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

In 2022, Sergeant Stephen Baker was absent without leave for his scheduled tour of duty, according to the Camden PD. The record listed absence from duty as the sustained charge and provided only a brief synopsis. Baker received a suspension of 10 days.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Sgt. Baker was absent without leave for his scheduled tour of duty.

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1599. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2123. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.